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Re: Big shovels (was: CAT 797 Mining Truck Pictures.)
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Sat, 23 Mar 2002 01:48:26 GMT
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Check out;

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Runway/1604/ksc_ct.html

JB


In lugnet.technic, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Ross Crawford writes:
> > In lugnet.technic, John Guerquin writes:
> > 
> > > http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/features/2000/May/200005_specialtyfile_caterppillar_797.xml
> > 
> > They mention shovels 90-100 tons - the largest strip shovel (in fact the
> > largest land machine ever to move under it's own power) was "The Captain",
> > which could move 180 cubic yards (over 250t) of overburden in one "bite".
> 
>   The largest land machine ever to move under its own power?  Heavens,
>   no; not by a longshot:
> 
>   http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/crawler.html
> 
>   Now *this*, I'd like to see rendered in Technic.  ;)
> 
>   best
> 
>   LFB



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(...) The largest land machine ever to move under its own power? Heavens, no; not by a longshot: (URL) Now *this*, I'd like to see rendered in Technic. ;) best LFB (25 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)

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